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Fabrication of Ruthenium–Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites in Supercritical Water
Author(s) -
Sun Z.,
Liu Z.,
Han B.,
Wang Y.,
Du J.,
Xie Z.,
Han G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200400839
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , nanocomposite , catalysis , cyclohexane , supercritical fluid , ruthenium , nanotechnology , transmission electron microscopy , fabrication , benzene , carbon nanotube supported catalyst , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , carbon nanofiber , organic chemistry , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Metal nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are expected to be efficient catalysts for several industrially important processes. Here, the successful preparation of well‐dispersed Ru–CNT nanocomposites—which are subsequently demonstrated to be very active for the hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexane—using RuCl 3 ·H 2 O as the precursor is reported. The Figure shows a transmission electron microscopy image of nano‐ composites used four times as a catalyst.